A cyber-attack occurs every 39 seconds, and cybercrimes increased by nearly 300 per cent last year following the COVID-19 outbreak, the Senior Manager, Cyber Risk Services, Deloitte, Ms Funmilola Odumuboni, has said. She said this at the annual conference organised by Central Securities Clearing System Plc, with the theme ‘Cybersecurity: […]
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Tech4Dev partners Sterling Bank, CBN Calls for British fintech, Content creators can now make up to $10,000
Techmoney has roundup on three latest innovative stories. Sterling Bank is currently in partnership with Microsoft to empower 10,000 women in 2021 across five African countries: Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, South Africa, and Egypt. CBN’s eNaira project enters its next stage as they appoint a global fintech company to commence work […]
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Australian varsity collaborates with Nigerian tech hub, Egypt’s MaxAB acquires Morocco’s WaystoCap
Torrens University Australia has partnered with Ehizua Hub to provide African students with greater access to online study options. The university in a statement said that the new partnership would also see the introduction of new scholarships for African students, available across a range of Torrens University courses. Ehizua Hub […]
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NiMet partners Earth Networks on weather tech
Earth Networks, a global provider of weather intelligence, says it has formed a partnership with the Nigerian Meteorological Agency. The agreement includes a five-year collaboration to build the Nigeria Total Lightning and Mesoscale AWS Network for early warning of severe weather. The partnership was commemorated during a live virtual Memorandum […]
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YouTube Removed 1 Million ‘Dangerous’ Videos On COVID-19
YouTube said it has removed more than one million videos with “dangerous coronavirus misinformation” since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The statement by the Google-owned video platform comes as social media platforms are under fire from political leaders for failing to stem the spread of false and harmful misinformation […]
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Paxful launches Paxful Earn, a savings solution to underpin wealth preservation
Paxful users in Nigeria can now accrue yield on the Bitcoin (BTC) within their digital account. Paxful plans to open up the service to a handful of other countries in the following months. The company also expects to add Ethereum (ETH) and Tether (USDT) to Paxful Earn down the line. […]
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FTX Derivatives Exchange Kickstarts Crypto Tour In Asaba
FTX, one of the world’s leading crypto exchanges has commenced a 5 city African tour that will bring industry leaders and crypto enthusiasts together to discuss the future of money. On Saturday the 21st of August, the city of Asaba, Delta state, played host to dozens of crypto traders, […]
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NQR Payment Solution Now Available Near You
Business owners and their customers at the Oshodi Arena market excitedly witnessed first-hand the NQR payment solution which was introduced to the market in March 2021. This recent market penetration campaign commenced to drive adoption and encourage business owners and customers in all markets and stores across the country to […]
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Workplace is helping Vodafone to build bridges in a hybrid world
Workplace will continue to help Vodafone bridge the distance between 90,000+ employees over the next 3 years While many businesses struggled to find ways to keep their people connected during one of the most disruptive times in recent history, Vodafone already had a secret weapon that helped it thrive in times of […]
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Beyond Twitter ban, making social influencing work
Twitter is one of the top microblogging platforms in the world. The social media site has 199 million users, 80 per cent of which are affluent millennials. As of April 2021, Twitter has 38.5 per cent of users aged between 25 and 34 years old. Surprisingly, in 2020, Twitter had […]